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Cullman duo take top spots in section
Staff reportsTwo Cullman High runners swept the top spots Saturday at the Class 5A, Section 4 cross country meet in Florence, qualifying for next weekend’s state meet in the process.
Bearcats junior Kelsey Crawford won the girls 5K race with a time of 18:38, while senior Brig Kilgore took the boys event with a time of 15:45.
Cullman’s Victoria Acocella took second in the girls race with a time of 18:58.
In all, Cullman had 20 runners qualify for the state meet, which will be held Saturday at Indian Mounds Park in Oakville.
On the girls side, Alex Laganke, Saralyn Miller, Marissa Franklin, Savanna Smith, Hillary Crider, Evan Williams, Hanna Williams and Carlie White also qualified.
For the boys, Stedmon Kugler — who finished fourth with a time of 16:48 — Adam Pierce, Kyle Richard, Stephen McNeal, Cam Bradford, Adam Lindsey, Daniel Sisk, Ben McNeal and Jeffrey Townes also qualified.
In Class 4A, West Point’s Whitney Brown qualified for the state meet by taking first place in the Section 5 race Thursday in Scottsboro. Krista Payne and Kevin Aaron also qualified.
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